The end of pcr tests ?

michael1234

As a fairly frequent traveller I certainly hope so but I know it divides opinion on here.

So the question is what is our collective best guess as to when travelling from current orange/green countries generally won't require multiple tests when travelling back to the UK ?

Thrugelmir

Simple measure. Why stop it? 

ginger_chocolate

I think it's here to stay for a while yet - at least most of 2022 - until the vast majority of the world has everything broadly under control. It will just become a normal part of travel and people will get used to doing it. I suspect/hope it will become cheaper and more straightforward to arrange over time though.

TheShape

michael1234 said:

As a fairly frequent traveller I certainly hope so but I know it divides opinion on here.

So the question is what is our collective best guess as to when travelling from current orange/green countries generally won't require multiple tests when travelling back to the UK ?

Hopefully it will be gone soon and vaccination status will be the main requirement.  I know plenty of people who aren't booking anything while you have to take tests that may mess with their plans. 

Just been to Northern Ireland.  Met a number of people there that chose NI as a destination due to no testing requirement to travel from elsewhere in UK.  That's why we chose to go there.

SusieT

It would be great if they got rid of the return test for fully vaccinated people,as that would normalise things for most travellers. Making the day 2 test a lateral flow will reduce costs - were it me I would say no day 2 test for fully vavvccinated as well, but that may be going a bit far to normality at the moment. 

Butts

SusieT said:

It would be great if they got rid of the return test for fully vaccinated people,as that would normalise things for most travellers. Making the day 2 test a lateral flow will reduce costs - were it me I would say no day 2 test for fully vavvccinated as well, but that may be going a bit far to normality at the moment. 

It's normal in most of the rest of Europe 

Thrugelmir

Butts said:

SusieT said:

It would be great if they got rid of the return test for fully vaccinated people,as that would normalise things for most travellers. Making the day 2 test a lateral flow will reduce costs - were it me I would say no day 2 test for fully vavvccinated as well, but that may be going a bit far to normality at the moment. 

It's normal in most of the rest of Europe 

We are free to do as wish now. 

y3sitsm3

Thrugelmir said:

Simple measure. Why stop it? 

Because if vaccines don't work then we have nothing else to fall back on.  We can't keep sticking swabs up people's noses and telling them to take 10+ days off work forever.

"If not now, when?"

Butts

Thrugelmir said:

Butts said:

SusieT said:

It would be great if they got rid of the return test for fully vaccinated people,as that would normalise things for most travellers. Making the day 2 test a lateral flow will reduce costs - were it me I would say no day 2 test for fully vavvccinated as well, but that may be going a bit far to normality at the moment. 

It's normal in most of the rest of Europe 

We are free to do as wish now. 

One that's backfired 

silvercar

I would think most people’s stress levels are increased by the antigen test to travel home, rather than the test once you are home. If you’ve got covid you’ve got covid, but better to have it in the comfort of your own home rather than overseas with the extra stress of not knowing when you can actually travel home.

Sandtree

silvercar said:

I would think most people’s stress levels are increased by the antigen test to travel home, rather than the test once you are home. If you’ve got covid you’ve got covid, but better to have it in the comfort of your own home rather than overseas with the extra stress of not knowing when you can actually travel home.

And infect everyone else on the plane on the way back?

My prediction is that test before flying will remain, because of the above, but the PCR test on day 2 will be scrapped for those that are fully vaccinated... maybe replaced by antigen test? Certainly there will be a new give for vaccinated people to further encourage take up.

Personally, more interested in what happens to red countries/rules.